[Incredibleman]

My TL1000S which a red light runner just destroyed for me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78806859@N00/

I've never ridden an SV1000S but who cares about 10 less horsepower? I had the extra power available, but I didn't go screaming around at 9500rpm all the time. Get a GSXR600 if you want to do that. What I need is lots of power between 3000 and 7000 rpm. And that sound. And the looks of my ex-TL. I like the SV a lot, but I don't like its looks as much as my TLs.

Edit: As of Oct 2, 2012: I'm sure this doesn't matter, as neither bike has been available for years, but this still comes up on google's searches, so I don't mind necroposting. I stand by my statement about RPM. I ride on public roads with police and braindead commuters. I need horsepower between 4000 and 7000 rpm, so that's why I get litrebikes. I purchased an SV1000S shortly after posting the above. Been riding it for 6 years. Best bike I ever owned, actually it wasn't complete when I bought it new. Yoshimura and Heli-Bar made it complete. The SV1000S is quite different from the TL. The SV stock is like a wife who is faithful, and a good cook, intelligent and fun to talk to. The SV with Yosh pipes is like a wife who is faithful, and a good cook, intelligent and fun to talk to, with a supermodel face and a great body, and good in bed. By contrast, the TL is like a coke-jacked latex-wearing hooker with a knife in her boot. Time of your life, but...